The wheels on the bus go round and round, and so do the advertisements. If you’re a commuter, a public transit patron, or a walker/driver in central neighborhoods, you’ve been frequently affected by bus advertising. There’s no way around it. Bus advertising is designed to market to consumers in a direct, and easy to understand, format. Bus advertising delivers, for the most part, clear, universal messages that center around food, hospitality, fashion, upcoming events, listings, lifestyle branding, and a plethora of other fields. These messages can be seen wrapped around a bus, interestingly used in bus shelters, and inside the vehicle to give consumers a reason to look out. This OOH advertising channel is so effective because of its large reach aimed to target to just about everyone in eyesight. According to the Canadian Out of Home Marketing and Measurement Bureau (COMMB), outdoor advertising has an overall weekly reach of 81% for people ages 5 and up. Let’s look at how bus advertising registers with consumers, examine the strengths of both indoor and outdoor bus advertisements, and understand the types of bus ad displays.
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